Whew, school is officially done. Malia had a last few struggling days doing multiple, long lessons per day of really, really long, hard words to read. It was intense (even for an adult). She did pretty good, actually she had lots of trouble cause she kept wanting to say the first syllable (of 7 or 8) and guess the rest. Some words she had were extraterrestrial, unimaginable, paleontologist, and lots more that I can't think of. Funny, I'm having trouble spelling them. They were pretty tough. But, we are done!!!! On to summer fun and craziness. And to add to the fun and craziness, I found out yesterday that our favorite band, Casting Crowns is coming to Arizona in September for a concert. We made a promise to ourselves to make every effort to attend every concert they have in Arizona - yes, we love them that much!!! Tickets go on sale on Monday. Hopefully they are reasonably priced and we can go. What's one more thing, right? It's now a little over a week until we leave for the beach!! San Diego, here we come!!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Shooting at the Range
We went shooting at the shooting range on Saturday morning. For Loegan's birthday celebration day, he wanted us to all go shooting together. We had been wanting to all go as a family for a while anyway. We had so much fun!!! We all had a blast shooting the 22. Malia loves shooting. Loegan was really brave and shot the 30-30 several times. This is starting to really be a fun activity that we all love.
Loegan and Malia with their hats and glasses and ear plugs.
Loegan shooting the 30-30. I love the look on his face. He had just shot it for the first time.
Loegan looks like a pro.
Malia so serious! She is really good at this. 
Malia loading the bullets.
So, while we were there we heard these little birdies chirping. We looked directly above our heads and there was this nest with 2 little birdies in it. The mama bird would come and give them food and then leave and come back. This silly mama bird built her nest in the strangest, loudest place ever, the shooting range, directly above the loud speaker no less! It was cool to see though!Loegan's 10th Birthday Party
Loegan had a really fun birthday party last Saturday. I know that he had a blast and I hope everyone else that was there had fun also! He invited some friends and most of our family was able to make it.
Malia and her friend, McCall. Malia is showing off her messy frosting face.
Loegan looks so big and grown up.
The party - this is most of the kids that were there.
Loegan blowing out his 10 candles. That was pretty tough - huh, Loegan?
This is the LEGO cake that I made. It took longer than I thought. Thanks Mom for helping me with finishing touches!! 
Sunday, June 7, 2009
10 years ago my life was changed forever
At exactly 11:24pm, ten years ago, my life was forever changed by a very special boy named Loegan. He has blessed our lives in such an amazing way every day since the moment he was born. He has such an amazing heart and is so loving to everyone around him. I am so incredibly thankful to God for blessing us with such a wonderful, smart, loving, amazing and handsome son, Loegan Makaio. My first-born child touches the lives of everyone he comes into contact with. He is so polite, kind, selfless and he loves God. I am so blessed to be made a mother by this amazing young man. I cannot believe that my son is a decade old!
Loegan - I love you more than words can say! You are incredibly gifted with a quick mind, your love for others and your selfless nature (and many, many more gifts)! Thank you for blessing my life every day!
